artisticallyadv.
/ɑːˈtɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /ɑrˈtɪstᵻk(ə)li/ In an artistic manner, tastefully; from an artistic point of view.
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artistically1831
1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 657 Artistically speaking (the word is Mr Green's) the finest natural prospects do not always make the best pictures.
1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper I. i. 5 Artistically regarded, the Hermitage was perfection.
1879 C. Dresser in Cassell's Techn. Educator II. 120/2 If you use paper for walls, use it artistically.
1938 Amer. Home Jan. 57/2 A rainbow array of artistically chosen colors are a delight to the eye.
1996 City Paper (Baltimore) 4 Dec. 25/1 Given his erratic, often muddled output since the masterwork, folks were beginning to wonder if he hadn't artistically ‘lost it’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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